[Adopted 6-24-1958, effective 9-1-1958;
amended in its entirety 6-14-1988 by Ord.
No. 88-215]
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Bingo License Law."
The terms used in this article shall have the same definitions as set
forth in Article 14-H of the General Municipal Law.
It shall be lawful for any organization, upon obtaining a license therefor
as hereinafter provided, to conduct the game of bingo within the territorial
limits of the City of Rochester, subject to the provisions of Article 14-H
of the General Municipal Law and the provisions of the Bingo Control Law.
[Amended 5-14-1996 by Ord.
No. 96-155]
The City Clerk, with the assistance of the Chief of Police and the Internal
Auditor, shall exercise the authority granted in Article 14-H of the General
Municipal Law with respect to the issuance, amendment and cancellation of
bingo licenses and the conduct of necessary hearings. The City Clerk, the
Chief of Police and the Internal Auditor shall exercise the authority granted
in said Article to conduct investigations, examine books and records and supervise
the operation of bingo games in the City. The City Clerk is hereby authorized
to accept bingo license applications and to collect and transmit fees relating
to bingo games.
Games of bingo may be conducted within the City of Rochester on the
first day of the week, commonly known and designated as "Sunday."
If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person
or circumstances shall be adjudged unconstitutional by any court of competent
jurisdiction, the remainder of this chapter or the application thereof to
other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby, and the Council
hereby declares that it would have enacted this chapter without the invalid
provisions or application, as the ease may be, had such invalidity been apparent.
[Adopted 8-14-1979 by Ord.
No. 79-442]